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Leicester cosmic explosion expert among exceptional scientists elected as Royal Society Fellows
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/cosmic-explosion-scientist-elected-royal-society-fellow
University of Leicester’s Professor Nial Tanvir receives one of science’s highest honours, recognising a career spent studying the Universe’s brightest and most violent explosions
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First study examining pregnancy in the Viking Age: Pregnant women wearing martial helmets, fetuses set to avenge their fathers, but also a harsh world where not all newborns were given burial or born free
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/first-study-into-pregnancy-in-viking-age
A new, interdisciplinary study is the first focused examination of pregnancy in the Viking Age.
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Leicester professor receives King’s honour for services to healthcare
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/june/liz-draper
A University of Leicester professor who has devoted her life to research into the health and wellbeing of babies and children has been honoured by the King
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About the University of Leicester
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We are a leading university committed to international excellence, world-changing research and high quality, inspirational teaching.
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Treasure trove of planets hiding in dust
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/december/10-treasure-trove-of-planets-hiding-in-dust
Treasure trove of planets hiding in dust Stars|New research discovers 'super-Earths' forming around young stars New research by a team of international astronomers, including a University of Leicester researcher, has found that ‘super-Earths’ and Neptune-sized...
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The mobile phone: a tool for sousveillance?
https://le.ac.uk/social-worlds/all-articles/mobile-phone
Read the article "The mobile phone: a tool for sousveillance?" This is part of the Social Worlds project at the University of Leicester.
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Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities
https://le.ac.uk/about/making-a-difference/sdgs/reduced-inequalities
The tenth Sustainable Development Goal is to reduce inequality within and among countries.
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University of Leicester showcases ground-breaking research to Executive Chair of Research England
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/february/jessica-corner
The Executive Chair of Research England, Professor Dame Jessica Corner, visited the University of Leicester to meet with key researchers and women leaders from across the institution.
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Satellite data reveals source of increased global atmospheric methane between 2020-2021
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/april/satellite-data-methane
New research into the causes of the unprecedented increase in global atmospheric methane in 2020 and 2021 uses data from the National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO) based at the University of Leicester.